Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Air Canada to suspend flights to U.S. on coronavirus concerns
(Reuters) - Air Canada said on Tuesday it would suspend flights between Canada and the United States after April 26 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The move comes as a result of the agreement between...
Apr 21, 2020
Georgia extends coronavirus state of emergency till May 22
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia on Tuesday extended until May 22 a state of emergency it declared to slow the spread of the coronavirus, government spokesman Irakli Chikovani said. The state of emergency,...
Apr 21, 2020
Swiss business relief scheme during coronavirus attracts international interest
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi and Oliver Hirt ZURICH (Reuters) - A "unique" Swiss loan programme for companies hit by the coronavirus outbreak is attracting interest from countries including Germany and B...
Apr 21, 2020
Senior UK official: PM Johnson to stick to December 31 Brexit transition deadline
LONDON (Reuters) - The top official at Britain's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that he expected Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stick to the existing end of December deadline to reach a post-Brexit...
Apr 21, 2020
AT&T will make HBO Max free to some customers, sets May 27 launch
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - AT&T Inc. announced Tuesday it will make its HBO Max streaming service free to some customers when it launches on May 27. The HBO Max app will be pre-loaded on the AT&T TV ...
Apr 21, 2020
Exclusive: Facebook agreed to censor posts after Vietnam slowed traffic – sources
By James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) - Facebook's local servers in Vietnam were taken offline early this year, slowing local traffic to a crawl until it agreed to significantly increase the censorship of ...
Apr 21, 2020
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises by 119 to 2,259: ministry
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's confirmed cases of the COVID-19 disease increased by 4,611 in the past 24 hours, and 119 more people have died, taking the death toll to 2,259, Health Ministry data showe...
Apr 21, 2020
Global coronavirus cases pass 2.5 million as U.S. tally nears 800,000
(Reuters) - Global coronavirus infections surpassed 2.5 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, with U.S. cases nearing 800,000. The figure includes more than 170,000 deaths, two-thirds of w...
Apr 21, 2020
Scientists observe celestial smash-up around nearby star
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have observed what appears to be the aftermath of a violent collision between two planetary building blocks orbiting a large and luminous star, a glimp...
Apr 21, 2020
New York charges Mallinckrodt with insurance fraud related to opioids
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York has charged Mallinckrodt Plc with insurance fraud for misrepresenting the safety and efficacy of its opioid drugs, leading to medically unnecessary prescriptions. Governo...
Apr 21, 2020
